ABSTRACT
In the 1990s a series of events has signalled the resurgence of concertation between governments and the social partners. Two tripartite agreements on incomes policies and the collective bargaining system, and ‘negotiated’ laws designed to reform pensions and the civil service, have provided the basis for the economic recovery which took place despite the turbulent phase of political transition. Concertation appears to be broader and more stable than it was in the early 1980s, and it also seems to run counter to the prevailing trend in other European countries. It is argued that this outcome is mainly due to changes that have taken place in the nature and strategies of the actors involved.
